小乘佛教教育与瑞丽傣族的民族认同

Theravada Buddhist Education and National Identity of Dai People in Ruili City

小乘佛教与瑞丽傣族社会契合后,无论是生产生活和伦理规范,还是人生礼仪和节日庆典,均被赋予了丰富的宗教内容。共同的宗教信仰培养了当地傣族浓厚的情感归属和凝聚力,成为对内认同和对外区分的民族符号,不仅对民族文化的传承和重构起到重要作用,还增强了传统社会时期瑞丽傣族的民族认同。随着瑞丽全方位的开放,对现世求得福祉和物质生活的吸引使当地傣族的宗教观念日趋淡薄,有寺无僧和缅僧入境现象甚为严重。因此,应在党的宗教政策引导下,根据宗教和民族自身的特点,在健全的机制下获得文化补偿,以寻求瑞丽傣族民族文化在时间上的延续和空间上的拓展。

The society, whether the daily life and ethics standard , or the life rituals and festivals , have been entrusted with rich religious content after Buddhists introduced Theravada Buddhism to Dai people of Ruili city. The common religious belief has raised the strong ownership of emotion and the cohesive force, and become the symbols of identity and difference of local Dai people, which has not only Played an important roll in cultural spread and reconstruction, but also strengthened national identity during traditional society. With the all-inclusive opening up of city, abundant material life made local Dai people abandon their religious belief gradually, which resulted in phenomenon with empty temple or immigration monks from Burma. Therefore, we should acquire cultural compensation of right system in accordance with their own national and religious characteristics, and seek cultural continuation and expansion of Dai people in Ruili city guided by the Communist party＇s religious policy.